Chanel protects its trademark

[Benjamin Zimmer]

Apropos of our various discussions of genericide, see below for an ad
that Chanel recently ran in Women's Wear Daily about proper uses of
its brand name...

http://pursuitist.com/style/what-is-chanel-well-lets-find-out/
http://gawker.com/5307041/karl-lagerfeld-will-not-tolerate-hoi-polloi-appropriations-of-chanel


--Ben Zimmer

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